01573cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003457 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451819878 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Italy : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (60 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that a cyclical recovery is under way for Italy, with real GDP having risen by 1.2 percent in the first three quarters of 2004 relative to the same period of the previous year, thanks to the favorable external environment and a recovery of investment. A package of corrective measures adopted in mid-2004 is likely to have proven sufficient to keep the fiscal deficit just below 3 percent of GDP last year. IMF staff forecasts growth of 1.5 percent in 2004 and 1.7 percent in 2005. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/044 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/044/002.2005.issue-044-en.xml IMF e-Library